# The Riddle of Ancient Sparta: Unwrapping an Enigma

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Paul Cartledge
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/riddle-ancient-sparta-unwrapping-enigma)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This lecture seeks to shed light rather than heat, by assessing just how odd (different, exceptional, peculiar) Sparta really might have been.

## Lectures

1. [The Riddle of Ancient Sparta: Unwrapping an Enigma](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/riddle-ancient-sparta-unwrapping-enigma/b96155326d96) (YouTube)